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Title: Dragon's Lair: A Medieval Mystery by Sharon Kay Penman ISBN: 0-399-15077-3 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: 09 October, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.54 (24 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent medieval mystery
Comment: I am a huge fan of Sharon Penman and she has once again given us a finely crafted story of life in the time of Eleanor and Aquitaine, Richard the Lion Heart, and of course, our ficticious hero Justin de Quincy. This story revolves around a true incident - Eleanor's frantic quest to raise an enormous ranson to secure the freedom of her favoured son Richard, but of course there are the little side stories that allow for the most fun, and this is where Justin comes in. He is asked to travel to the border of Wales, and so solve the whereabouts of a portion of the ranson payment. Along the way he encounters many characters who aren't what they seem, for good or bad, and of course solves the mystery. Don't be fooled - this is an elegant and complex mystery, and one not easily figured out.
Along the way we encounter other characters that Penman fans will be familiar with from her other fantastic Welsh tales, butof course in a different time, and somewhat different place, and this makes the story all the more detailed.
If I have one very small criticism, it is that the book assumes that you have been with Justin since he first appeared in the equally fine "The Queen's Man", and that you are familiar with his life and loves, paternity and other lifetime issues. I am, as would all devoted Sharon Penman fans, but for others who are new to her work through this book, it may be a little distracting. Similarly however, as a fan I would probably find all the re-intoductions somewhat tedious, so I appreciate that this is a fine line when writing a story in a series. But it is a very small criticism, and in no way detracts from the mastery of her writing, her meticulous attention to historical research and retelling, and the ability to spin a mighty good mystery.
Rating: 5
Summary: Exciting medieval action
Comment: Richard the Lion Hearted is being held by the Holy Roman Emperor and all England is straining to raise his ransom--except Prince John, of course, who fears for his life if his brother returns. When one caravan of ransom money is ambushed, Queen Eleanor sends her young agent Justin de Quincy to find the missing treasure. What de Quincy finds is plots within plots as Welsh prinices seek to take advantage of the situation.
De Quincy travels between Wales and England looking for clues to the missing treasure. Aided by a friendly knight, a childhood friend, and several beautiful women, De Quincy picks up hints of a plot, but finding proof is more difficult. Discovering the treasure is most difficult of all--if it hasn't been destroyed in the first place.
Author Sharon Kay Penman delivers a romp of a story. Queen Eleanor and Prince John are carefully rendered as the complex and tortured people they were. This isn't a classic mystery with subtle clues, cartloads of red herrings, and deep-thinking detectives. But if you're looking for a bit of action, some really nice historical detail, and a swashbuckling young hero, DRAGON'S LAIR is a definite winner.
Rating: 5
Summary: It's simple
Comment: Buy it, read it, and you'll love it!
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Title: Lord John and the Private Matter by Diana Gabaldon ISBN: 0385337477 Publisher: Delacorte Press Pub. Date: 30 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Cruel as the Grave by Sharon Kay Penman ISBN: 0345434226 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 05 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Queen's Man by Sharon Kay Penman ISBN: 0345417186 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 14 April, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Time and Chance by Sharon Kay Penman ISBN: 0345396723 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 04 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: The Outcast Dove by Sharan Newman ISBN: 0765303779 Publisher: Forge Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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